Chock for transporting vehicles on railway-cars.



PATENTED 0GT.-16;1-9-O6.

0. F. PLB-MMING. GHOGK FOR TRANSPORTING VEHICLES 0N RAILWAY ems.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR.,5.1QOG.

swtion'thrsugh one a et 01 vent-er sari CHARLES To (ZZZ whom z'afwmvy COFECEFZ'Z. Be ii knc wn 1, {Lu LEE 4 a citizen (of the Unifi'ad States, N aslfington, Fisifilfifi a? Qohutbia,

-Ii Blew 221d. useful ii in'Chocis's i" 2 Tramperting EKEL Way-Cars, of which the fu-ila; clear, and em-wt specificr'fimn.

This invention z'eiai'w i0 shacks a, tachably sss-medm the plat" ings of cars 01' who? 00:? transporing vehicles.

Since Sh-3 advcgt 0f m8 GF-V of them fitted with P Alma-iii? tii'efi x punafiu're 01' 1 12511112; 2x1 abmaien, we 4- port avtien companie have fowzd Ch? i '03. carnage of uch *zrehici'es invcives 51 not hea'ethfii m Biliiflifiiifikfi, 5 in transport" my. mising fmm the and compmu 5 y g-ins Rol -vehicle, diifculiy 1 found in. securing velm, form in such man as m 2 2869 from shocks incident to 1 poz'tation and. as it does n0 5351113 The main objeag of my check, or, mare ym'periy, s. set 0% a the Wheel; of such Whisks, 335d all detachahiy secured m 51% U whereby the IWhP, as of the miwicia: A. against shifting 111. any iiifectien.

With this and 055s; abja-sts in View '11- vention wnsists in have ea'irszs mid 0 binations m be hereinaitsr desciihad 2.115 claimed.

In the acconmzmying jfilfifi'iii'l similar Isilf-8FJS or mf ez'ezica 225s we'd m indicate correspending parts in fi fifih of the as?- xfil views, Figm'e 1 is a vertica? {5; sm- )dying my mventiun, the Eiswer paw; nf Wheel beiug shown. therein 10 must? npplicatin. Fig" 2 a top visa;

0f the shocks 1 13 is & tmnsvmsse 011 the line 3 301'!" 2, Fig. 6: is a perspmztive View 0% Lbs rezrmvabis em? kiwi m be chock. in practice but of the shocks 'iiiwsiz-aijed ,Will he as a set, one for safe the vehicle; but as the members of sai', are idem flea-l 1n (-(ms'tructwn a descmptwn 0:50:19 W11? 1 suffice.

The individuai checks sf 3 'ewh 30.3%- miss? a baseA, ide rails B B :me (and flock C, anr'adjusmble end Mack D, an. adjustirlgwail E, sml anchors F and 3?, them:

pmvemema d is mm mine and;

and Pd: @uimbie its; Eeaggih. zp2jytm'es 0?? screws 9, by which mad m the E09? 4 of a- E E tha em! of the cf the and a ant-i SGQ'lK-id. mi? A, l 0? "113 trough-like secm'ezi between. and kfitiom find gmi rsii that ShG'WIZ 'the hiz-anglad z'izmgie, the

cpposim end 05 the the apen and} of in in fan? of to f the base and are sozms nqnciingiy bm eie-ii, rs

' "Tim mmcvabi; 222w}. aju mbig endbimk (rs-31: 3, siimai m sther wrm. with the film and describe m prm idsd' The aide :iafis proviiied on n 5310'? new tbs ops end of the ciliwk withyezrixcal apcrtures 5- t0 FC81V8 the 3mm pin e, p1? heating dmwtnwa i 'fmm the 3GSU em". i; e jusmlg-raii E.

The base A is pyovided in the undar side ahoui midway m iengih with a transverse 1" s 01* groove (shown in F 1) to 13* ceive a Amp- G, designefi to b buckiel he fefiy a w (:23 Wham tea is in poslticn in the and ighus pr Vflli? the Tom . base and separt the bsd have hemmfore has constructed of LVLA woad, I comempiate fomling tham 0i" cast @216 are perma block, and the strap Gdmwn around the felly What I c aim as new,

removed.

vnei'. This operation presumes convevencc-flooring,

metal, which case the base insides B B, l and iincd end block C would be cast inlegml.

in use aiwo ChOCliS or a. col will be secured parallel to each other and or. a dismncc apart i to receive the two front or rear wheels of c vehicle and the adjustable block D and mil E The wheels of thc vehicle are now run into the CliOCliS until the tire is snugly l seated against the fixed block Q, when the odiiislcble block will be seated in osition, with the serrations of plain d secure y biting into the upper face of the base, (see Fig. 1,) I the cdjusting-mil secured to support sci of the Wheel and buckled in position. The desired position of the two remaining checks of a set ere now to be ascertained, wl'ien they 1 ere also secured to the cnwilooi'ing and the 5 remaining wheels of the vehicle lifted into them and secured therein in a similar manthat the Cl'lOCliS at she opposite ends of e. sci: are placed with their open ends adjacent to or facing each other, so that the fixed blocks C will resist either forward or backward movement of i the vehicle; but it will be understood that all i the l10l550f a. set may be plsccdfacing or pointing in the some direction, in sfrhich case a the four Wheel of a vehicle may taneously into ilie Chocks placed to receive E them and then secured in position for shipmenc. Having thus fully described my invention, l and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is- 1. A chock for securing vehicle-wheels upon conveyances ior shi ment, comprising an elongated base edaptei for fastening, to a. sides and s. fixed end block, a semovebie and adjustable end upon conveyances for be run simulblock, means for B11 porting the letter in adjnstedfposition, an means for embracing a wheelell when positioned in the chock.

2. A c ock for securing vehicle-wheels upon conveyances for shipment comprising an elongated base ads. ted for fastening to a convcyancefiooring, dined sides and a fixed end block. a. removable and adjustable end block, and means for supporting the latter in adjusted position, said base and beveled it the open end.

3. A chock for securing vehicle-wheels shi menflcomprising an elongated base ada conve ante-flooring, ed sides and '2; end b ock, a removable and adjustable end block, and means for supporting the latter in adjusted position, combination with an chors adapted for securernent m the conveyance-llooring to support the chock ngainst. movement. I

4. A chock for securing vehicle-wheels upon conveyances for shipment,'comprising an elongated base ada ted for fastening to a conveyanceflooring, fiiaed sides and a. fixed end block, a. removable and adjustable end 1 block, means for supporting the latter in adjusted position, n combination with anchors adorned for; sccureinent to the conveyanceflooring to support the chock against. movement, and means whln positioned in the chock. v In tcstimonywhcreof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses;

' CHARLES F. FLEMMING.

Witnesses:

CHAS. E. Rronnon, H. P. Howw, Jr.

sides being te for fastenin 'bbo a for embracing a wheel-folly 

